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Re-Tirement Age: Recycling, Retreading, Millions of Old Tires
Re-Tirement Age: Recycling, Retreading, Millions of Old Tires
Air / Publish Date: 12/08/1993
Event Date: 12/08/1993 In 1993, there are 2 billion discarded tires in U.S. landfills and tire piles, with another 250 million added each year. Tires can be shredded, recycled, retreaded and reused, but that's costly. ...
 Clip Length: 00:03:35
Manhole Covers, Copper Tubing Being Stolen, Sold as Scrap
Manhole Covers, Copper Tubing Being Stolen, Sold as Scrap
Air / Publish Date: 07/27/2008
Event Date: 07/27/2008 In 2008, thieves from California to Calcutta steal and sell for scrap any metal they can find: plumbing fixtures, copper tubing, beer kegs -- and tens of thousands of manhole covers.
Clip Length: 00:02:28
Prices for Scrap, Recyclables, Is Down in the Dumps
Prices for Scrap, Recyclables, Is Down in the Dumps
Air / Publish Date: 12/08/2008
Event Date: 12/08/2008 Recycling centers nationwide report plummeting prices for scrap paper, metal and other recyclables; customers who were once paid for their scrap are now being charged by recyclers to haul it away. ...
Clip Length: 00:02:16
Costa Rica's Earth University Teaches Sustainable Agriculture, Development
Costa Rica's Earth University Teaches Sustainable Agriculture, Development
Air / Publish Date: 05/08/2008
Event Date: 05/08/2008 Students at Earth University in Costa Rica make a banana plantation into a model of sustainable agriculture and "green" economic development, recycling materials and avoiding chemicals.
Clip Length: 00:02:22
Ultra-Thin Plastic Shopping Bags Banned in China
Ultra-Thin Plastic Shopping Bags Banned in China
Air / Publish Date: 06/10/2008
Event Date: 06/10/2008 In 2008, China -- which had been using and discarding about 3 billion ultrathin plastic shopping bags a day -- bans the bags; shoppers turn to reusable plastic, cloth and bamboo bags.
Clip Length: 00:02:01
Japan a Nation of Recyclers and "Energy Misers"
Japan a Nation of Recyclers and "Energy Misers"
Air / Publish Date: 05/29/2006
Event Date: 05/29/2006 The Japanese, who import almost all their fuel, have developed a "culture of conservation" -- recycling cooking oil into bus fuel, washing clothes in bath water, and shutting off car engines at stoplights to save fuel.
Clip Length: 00:02:22
One Man's Trash is Another Man's...Electricity?
One Man's Trash is Another Man's...Electricity?
Air / Publish Date: 07/30/2008
Event Date: 07/30/2008 A recycling company converts household trash into energy by burning it; the heat creates steam which produces electricity. Process reduces landfills, but critics say it still releases some greenhouse gases. ...
Clip Length: 00:01:47
Palo Alto Celebrates Earth Day Every Day
Palo Alto Celebrates Earth Day Every Day
Air / Publish Date: 04/22/1990
Event Date: 04/22/1990 In 1990, NBC News profiles Palo Alto, California as a model of environmental awareness: recycling garbage, reducing waste, giving commuters incentives to use bicycles instead of cars, and planting trees.
Clip Length: 00:07:27
2008 Super Bowl Goes Green
2008 Super Bowl Goes Green
Air / Publish Date: 02/01/2008
Event Date: 02/01/2008 The NFL works to cut the carbon impact of Super Bowl XLII in 2008 by 30 percent -- powering the stadium with renewable hydroelectric and solar energy, using ethanol-fueled vehicles, and recycling trash.
Clip Length: 00:01:59
Hotels Go Greener
Hotels Go Greener
Air / Publish Date: 08/04/2007
Event Date: 08/04/2007 Hotels are becoming more eco-conscious, using less water, electricity, harsh cleaning chemicals, and recycling everything from paper to cooking oil.
Clip Length: 00:02:24
Organizer of 1st Earth Day Assesses Progress Made in 20 Years
Organizer of 1st Earth Day Assesses Progress Made in 20 Years
Air / Publish Date: 04/19/1990
Event Date: 04/19/1990 In a 1990 Today show interview, Denis Hayes, an organizer of the first Earth Day in 1970, cites advances made by corporations and manufacturers in recycling and pollution control, but notes that ...
Clip Length: 00:04:00
Bottle Battle Over Plastic Bottles Made with Chemical BPA
Bottle Battle Over Plastic Bottles Made with Chemical BPA
Air / Publish Date: 09/16/2008
Event Date: 09/16/2008 The FDA holds public hearings on Bisphenol A, a chemical in many plastic bottles that new research links with heart disease and diabetes. The chemical industry insists BPA is safe; so far, the FDA agrees. ...
Clip Length: 00:02:02
Nuclear Energy Reconsidered: Zero Greenhouse Gas, But Deadly Waste
Nuclear Energy Reconsidered: Zero Greenhouse Gas, But Deadly Waste
Air / Publish Date: 12/14/2008
Event Date: 12/14/2008 Nuclear energy is being reconsidered as an alternative fuel: it produces zero "greenhouse" gases -- but also deadly radioactive waste that no one yet knows how to store permanently and safely. ...
Clip Length: 00:02:39
Sweden Works to Eliminate Use of Fossil Fuels by 2020
Sweden Works to Eliminate Use of Fossil Fuels by 2020
Air / Publish Date: 04/01/2007
Event Date: 04/01/2007 Sweden offers its citizens incentives to buy environmentally-friendly cars, and invests in alternative energy -- methane, wind, solar -- in an effort to eliminate use of fossil fuels by 2020.
Clip Length: 00:03:04
Where Rubber Meets the Road: Tires Recycled Into Sidewalks
Where Rubber Meets the Road: Tires Recycled Into Sidewalks
Air / Publish Date: 05/27/2007
Event Date: 05/27/2007 In 2007, 60 cities in 17 states are replacing concrete sidewalks with rubber paving squares made from recycled discarded tires. The rubber sidewalks have a softer walking surface, and allow tree root growth.
Clip Length: 00:02:29
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